Far Cry New Dawn is a sequel to 2018’s Far Cry V. The game has a post-apocalyptic setting and takes up life in Hope County after the nuke that we saw at the end of Far Cry V. The title is filled with lush vegetation, boasts the pink color nearly everywhere, and was praised for its gameplay mechanics and a wonderful story. Although Far Cry New Dawn is extremely visually impressive, the system requirements are surprisingly low. This is thanks to the efforts the game developer made on optimization. Consequently, as mentioned, the performance on some entry-level hardware is awesome.
Ubisoft requires you to have at least an Intel® Core™️ i5 2400 @3.10 – 3.40 GHz or an AMD® FX™️ 6350 @3.90 – 4.20 GHz coupled with an NVIDIA® GeForce™️ GTX 670 (2 GB) or AMD® Radeon™️ R9 270X (2 GB) to get the game up and running at 1080p 30fps using the lowest settings. These requirements are satisfactory provided some of this hardware is over seven years old.
To play the game at 1080p 60fps using the highest possible settings, Ubisoft requires you to have an Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz coupled with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290X (4 GB). These requirements are completely acceptable provided how good the game looks.
However, Far Cry New Dawn does not support any upscaling technologies like Nvidia DLSS or AMD FSR. These will not let players with lower-end GPUs boost their frame rates or resolutions.
Far Cry New Dawn Minimum System Requirements
1080p / 30 fps / Lowest Settings
| OS | Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1709 or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™️ i5 2400 @3.10 – 3.40 GHz | AMD® FX™️ 6350 @3.90 – 4.20 GHz (SSE 4.1 support or higher required) |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 670 | AMD® Radeon™ R9 270X |
| Video Memory | 2 GB VRAM (GTX 670, R9 270X) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| API | DirectX June2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 30 GB HDD (7200 RPM) |
Far Cry New Dawn Recommended System Requirements
1. 1080p / 30 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1709 or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™️ i7 4790 @3.60 – 4.00 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™️ 5 1600 @3.20 – 3.60 GHz (SSE 4.1 support or higher required) |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 1050 | AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 |
| Video Memory | 3 GB VRAM (GTX 1050), 4 GB VRAM (RX 560) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| API | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 30 GB SSD |
2. 1080p / 60 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1709 or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™️ i7 4790 @3.60 – 4.00 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™️ 5 1600 @3.20 – 3.60 GHz (SSE 4.1 support or higher required) |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 970 | AMD® Radeon™ R9 290X |
| Video Memory | 4 GB VRAM (GTX 970, R9 290X) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| API | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 30 GB SSD |
3. 1440p / 30 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1709 or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™️ i7 4790 @3.60 – 4.00 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™️ 5 1600 @3.20 – 3.60 GHz (SSE 4.1 support or higher required) |
| Memory | 12 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 1060 | AMD® Radeon™ RX 470 |
| Video Memory | 4 GB VRAM (RX 470), 6 GB VRAM (GTX 1060) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| API | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 30 GB SSD |
4. 1440p / 60 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1709 or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 8400 @2.80 – 4.00 GHz | AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 @3.40 – 3.90 GHz (SSE 4.1 support or higher required) |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce® RTX 2060 | AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega56 |
| Video Memory | 6 GB VRAM (RTX 2060), 8 GB VRAM (RX Vega56) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| API | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 30 GB SSD |
5. 2160p / 30 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1709 or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 9600 @3.10 – 4.60 GHz | AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600 @3.60 – 4.20 GHz (SSE 4.1 support or higher required) |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce® RTX 2060 Super | AMD® Radeon™ RX 5600 XT |
| Video Memory | 8GB VRAM (RTX 2060 Super, RX 5600 XT) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| API | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 30 GB SSD |
5. 2160p / 60 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1709 or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 9600 @3.10 – 4.60 GHz | AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600 @3.60 – 4.20 GHz (SSE 4.1 support or higher required) |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce® RTX 3060 Ti | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6600 XT |
| Video Memory | 8GB VRAM (RTX 3060 Ti, RX 6600 XT) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| API | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 30 GB SSD |
Additional Notes
Far Cry New Dawn supports Nvidia SLI and AMD CrossFireX technologies. Thus, anyone can play the game using multi-GPU setups.
You might have noticed that Far Cry New Dawn system requirements leave out certain hardware, even it’s capable of handling this game title. Ubisoft forbids its use due to a lack of manufacturers’ official support for that hardware, which prevents Game Ready drivers from being rolled out. Below is a list of all hardware that Far Cry New Dawn supports. If any particular series is not listed, or if the particular hardware you are looking for is weaker than the minimum listed SKU (Stock Keeping Unit), Ubisoft does not carry support for it.
| AMD CPU series | Minimum Supported CPU |
|---|---|
| Phenom series | Not supported |
| FX series | FX 6350 or better |
| Ryzen series | Ryzen 3 1200 or better |
| Intel CPU series | Minimum Supported CPU |
|---|---|
| Intel 1st gen | Core i7 965 or better |
| Intel 2nd gen | Core i5-2400 or better |
| Intel 3rd gen | Core i5-3330 or better |
| Intel 4th gen | Core i3-4430 or better |
| Intel 6th gen | Core i3-6300 or better |
| Intel 7th gen | Core i3-7100 or better |
| Intel 8th gen | Core i3-8100 or better |
| Intel 9th gen | Core i3-9100 or better |
| Intel 10th gen | Core i3-10100 or better |
| Nvidia GPU series | Minimum Supported GPU |
|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 600 series | GeForce GTX 670 or better |
| GeForce GTX 700 series | GeForce GTX 760 or better |
| GeForce GTX 900 series | GeForce GTX 950 or better |
| GeForce GTX 10 series | GeForce GTX 1050 or better |
| GeForce RTX 20 series | GeForce RTX 2060 or better |
| GeForce RTX 30 series | GeForce RTX 3060 or better |
| AMD GPU series | Minimum Supported GPU |
|---|---|
| Radeon 200 series | Radeon R9 270 or better |
| Radeon 300/Fury X series | Radeon R7 370 or better |
| Radeon 400 series | Radeon RX 460 or better |
| Radeon Vega series | Radeon RX Vega56 or better |
| Radeon 500 series | Radeon RX 560 or better |
| Radeon 5000 series | Radeon RX 5500 or better |
| Radeon 6000 series | Radeon RX 6600 or better |
Supported Peripherals
Far Cry New Dawn officially permits the use of several gamepads and peripherals. Other third-party peripherals may work, but they are not officially supported. They are:
Supported PC Gamepads include:
- Microsoft Xbox One controller
- Microsoft Xbox Series X|S controller
- Sony Dualshock 4 controller
- Xinput gamepads
Supported PC DirectInput Gamepads are:
- Logitech Rumble Gamepad F510
- Logitech Wireless Gamepad F710
- Logitech Dual Action
- Thrustmaster Dual Trigger 3-in-1 V.2
- Thrustmaster T-Mini 2-in-1 Rumble Force
- Thrustmaster Firestorm Dual Analog 3 Gamepad
- Thrustmaster Firestorm Dual Power 3 Gamepad
- Thrustmaster Dual Analog 4 v.1
- Speedlink Strike SL-6535-SBK-01
- Speedlink Torid Gamepad Wireless
- Acme GA-02 USB
- Saitek P880 Dual Analog
Far Cry New Dawn is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Google Stadia. The game is also playable on the latest Sony PlayStation 5 and the Microsoft Xbox Series X|S via backward compatibility.